Professional Lighting for Studio Photography
Common Lighting Setups for Portraits
A course by Scott McDermott , Photographer
About the video: Common Lighting Setups for Portraits
Overview
“Here I will show you a handful of common setups that people tend to always come back to. These examples work for a proven look. You can use them in your own experimentation as something to build from. ”
In this video lesson Scott McDermott addresses the topic: Common Lighting Setups for Portraits, which is part of the Domestika online course: Professional Lighting for Studio Photography. Learn the fundamentals of lighting by exploring a variety of sources and set-ups to take your photo shoots to the next level.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Common Lighting Setups for Portraits In the last lesson, we saw how light falls differently with focused and non-focused light. In this lesson, we'll go over some common portrait lighting setups that I certainly use and lots of people do in the real world. For this lesson, Megan is helping us out as a model. Thank you, Megan. Rembrandt Setup For our first setup, we will do Rembrandt lighting, which is a very classic look. The telltale sign of Rembrandt lighting is a little triangle of light on the shadow side of the face. To do that, we'll use an octagonal soft source with a grid on it, s...”
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Course summary for: Professional Lighting for Studio Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Capture One -
Areas
Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Scott McDermott
A course by Scott McDermott
Scott grew up in Switzerland, backpacked through the American West, and trekked the Himalayas before spending the last 20 years as a commercial photographer in New York City. After initially shooting sports, Scott's work eventually shifted toward the athletes themselves and portraiture. This led to him photographing many of the best creative minds in Hollywood, the music industry, and the worlds of business and government. Scott is also a member of International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 as a still photographer.
Along with his advertising work for global brands and major magazines, Scott has created several personal projects including his “Scar Stories” portrait series, the highly acclaimed "Mandela Day” project (capturing the hands and faces of many of those who support Nelson Mandela's message) and a series of portraits accompanying the film "Pop Culture" about the experience of fatherhood. His work has been shown at solo and group exhibits and is held in many collections internationally.
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